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March 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Which Californians Turned Out to Vote in 2024?

Which Californians Turned Out to Vote in 2024? Although Donald Trump did not win California last November, he lost the state by a smaller margin than in 2020 or 2016. We look at 2024 turnout across... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM

Fast Facts: Headwaters and Wildfire in California

Fast Facts: Headwaters and Wildfire in California Read our new fact sheet on how to best manage our headwaters to reduce severe wildfires. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET Headwaters and Wildfire in California Kyle Greenspan and…
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March 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Better Accounting for California’s Water

Better Accounting for California’s Water California urgently needs to modernize its water accounting so that it can track water availability and use in near real-time—and provide trusted info... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW O…
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March 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Women in the California Legislature Talk about Getting Things Done

Women in the California Legislature Talk about Getting Things Done In celebration of Women's History Month, PPIC president and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye moderated a discussion with four women representing diverse consti... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM

3/20: Taking Bold Action to Save California’s Freshwater Species

3/20: Taking Bold Action to Save California’s Freshwater Species Join us on 3/20 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Taking Bold Action to Save California’s Fres…
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March 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Californians’ Changing Views of Their Governor

Californians’ Changing Views of Their Governor A majority of Californians approve of how Gavin Newson is handling his job as governor, an increase from last October. PPIC Statewide Survey director... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Testimony: A Snapshot of Food Insecurity in California

Testimony: A Snapshot of Food Insecurity in California PPIC research associate Tess Thorman testified yesterday before the Senate Human Services Committee regarding food insecurity in our state and the imp... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM

3/27: Making Gains in Math through Dual Enrollment

3/27: Making Gains in Math through Dual Enrollment Join us on 3/27 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Making Gains in Math through Dual Enrollment Thursday, Mar…
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March 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Video: Crime Trends in California

Video: Crime Trends in California What do crime trends in California look like? PPIC’s Magnus Lofstrom explores this and more in our latest video. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW VIDEO Crime Trends in California Ashly…
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March 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM

Testimony: An Introduction to Flooding in California

Testimony: An Introduction to Flooding in California PPIC Water Policy Center senior fellow Jeffrey Mount testified at the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Information Hearing, “Is Californi... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Fast Facts: Income Inequality in California

Fast Facts: Income Inequality in California An updated fact sheet examines the disparity between high and low incomes in California. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEETS Income Inequality in California Tess Thorman and Daniel Payar…
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March 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Improving Safety Net Enrollment among California College Students

Improving Safety Net Enrollment among California College Students While California's financial aid system covers tuition for many low-income college students, other costs—like food and housing—remain a challenge. Saf... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
  Tani Cantil-Sakauye · [email protected]
March 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM

PPIC March Bulletin — Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

PPIC March Bulletin — Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Our monthly bulletin features the latest on PPIC research and events. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  March BULLETIN FEATURED ISSUE Statewide Survey: Californians a…
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March 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM

3/20: Taking Bold Action to Save California’s Freshwater Species

3/20: Taking Bold Action to Save California’s Freshwater Species Join us on 3/20 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Taking Bold Action to Save California’s Fres…
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March 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM

Californians Have Some Faith in State Government, Less in Democracy

Californians Have Some Faith in State Government, Less in Democracy PPIC researchers Lauren Mora and Dean Bonner discuss findings from our latest statewide survey, which examines Californians' views on the top state an... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Where Are Californians Going When They Leave the Golden State?

Where Are Californians Going When They Leave the Golden State? The number of people leaving California for other states continues to far surpass the number moving in. While this has a substantial effect on large,... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM

3/13: Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students

3/13: Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students Join us on 3/13 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students Thursday,…
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March 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Recent Test Results Show Widening Gap between High- and Low-scoring K–12 Students

Recent Test Results Show Widening Gap between High- and Low-scoring K–12 Students Recently released results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show test scores in California—and the rest of the nation—contin... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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March 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM

Implementing Climate-Smart Conservation: Law and Institutions

Implementing Climate-Smart Conservation: Law and Institutions Read our new report on how laws and institutions can better support California’s freshwater species. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Implementing Climate-Smart …
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March 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM

How Three (Fairly) Wet Winters Could Help California’s Salmon

How Three (Fairly) Wet Winters Could Help California’s Salmon California has just experienced its third reasonably wet winter in as many years. What might this mean for the state’s struggling salmon runs? We aske... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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March 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM

3/6: Women in California's Legislature

3/6: Women in California's Legislature Join us in Sacramento on 3/6 for lunch and a discussion in celebration of Women's History Month. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION Women in California's Legislature 2025 Speaker Series…
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February 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM

3/6: Women in California's Legislature

3/6: Women in California's Legislature Join us in Sacramento on 3/6 for lunch and a discussion in celebration of Women's History Month. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION Women in California's Legislature 2025 Speaker Series…
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February 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM

3/13: Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students

3/13: Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students Join us on 3/13 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students Thursday,…
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February 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government The latest PPIC survey examines Californians’ opinions on the top state and national issues. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Gove…
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February 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM

The Role of Trade in California’s Economy as Tariffs Loom

The Role of Trade in California’s Economy as Tariffs Loom The Trump administration has proposed tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and has already imposed tariffs on Chinese goods. We look at California'... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM

2/27: Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

2/27: Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government Join us on 2/27 for a presentation and discussion of PPIC's latest survey. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Governm…
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February 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM

Road to Proficiency Bumpy for English Learners

Road to Proficiency Bumpy for English Learners The share of English Learners in California schools who were reclassified as fluent in English rose to 13 percent in 2023. While this represents an en... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM

3/6: Women in California's Legislature

3/6: Women in California's Legislature Join us in Sacramento on 3/6 for lunch and a discussion in celebration of Women's History Month. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION Women in California's Legislature 2025 Speaker Series…
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February 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Fast Facts: California’s Higher Education System

Fast Facts: California’s Higher Education System Three-quarters of California college students attend a public institution. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEET California’s Higher Education System Kevin Cook Three-quarters of Calif…
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February 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM

How February’s Atmospheric Rivers Affected California’s Water Supply

How February’s Atmospheric Rivers Affected California’s Water Supply After a bone-dry January, California experienced four atmospheric rivers in the first two weeks of February. Wondering how those storms affected the s... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Helping California Prepare for Dramatic Growth in its Older Adult Population

Helping California Prepare for Dramatic Growth in its Older Adult Population PPIC researchers Hans Johnson and Paulette Cha discuss a new report that examines California's older population, how it is expected to increase signif... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  Public Policy Institute of California · [email protected]
February 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Fast Facts: Arrests, Law Enforcement Staffing, and County Jails

Fast Facts: Arrests, Law Enforcement Staffing, and County Jails Updated fact sheets offer essential information on the state’s criminal justice system. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEETS Arrests, Law Enforcement Staffing, and Cou…
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February 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM

The Challenges of Fighting Wildfires with Urban Water Systems

The Challenges of Fighting Wildfires with Urban Water Systems Municipal water systems struggled to meet the unprecedented demands made on them in the recent fires in Southern California. Is a wholesale rethinking... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM

Testimony: Remarkable Progress in Student Success Spurred by Reforms at California’s Community Colleges

Testimony: Remarkable Progress in Student Success Spurred by Reforms at California’s Community Colleges At a hearing of the Assembly Higher Education Committee, PPIC research fellow Marisol Cuellar Mejia discussed key findings on the impact of developmen... ‌ ‌ …
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February 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM

Making Gains in Math through Dual Enrollment

Making Gains in Math through Dual Enrollment A new report looks at outcomes for high school students who take math for college credit. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Making Gains in Math through Dual Enrollment Olga Rodr…
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February 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM

State Republican Leaders Discuss Affordability, Wildfires, and Other Top Issues

State Republican Leaders Discuss Affordability, Wildfires, and Other Top Issues At a lunchtime event in Sacramento, Assemblymember James Gallagher and Senator Brian Jones spoke with PPIC president and CEO Tani Cantil-Sakauye about... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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February 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM

Fast Facts: California's Workers and Businesses

Fast Facts: California's Workers and Businesses California’s workers and business owners power the economy and are essential to quality of life in the state. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  FACT SHEETS California's Workers and Businesses …
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February 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM

Cuts to Hospital Maternity Care Raise Concerns about Access

Cuts to Hospital Maternity Care Raise Concerns about Access Consistent with a national trend, a growing number of California hospitals have stopped offering maternity care. This has increased some women's trave... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM

Video: California’s Population Explained

Video: California’s Population Explained PPIC’s Hans Johnson talks everything California population—including the latest trends. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW VIDEO California’s Population Explained …
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February 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM

School Facility Investments Increase, but Funding Gaps Persist

School Facility Investments Increase, but Funding Gaps Persist This past November, California voters authorized $10 billion in state bonds for public school and community college facilities while also approving mo... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM

How Prop 4 Will Impact California’s Climate and Natural Resources Investments

How Prop 4 Will Impact California’s Climate and Natural Resources Investments In November, voters passed Proposition 4, a general obligation bond that will yield $10 billion for a variety of climate resilience, water, and natura... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
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February 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM

PPIC February Bulletin — California’s Aging Population

PPIC February Bulletin — California’s Aging Population Our monthly bulletin features the latest on PPIC research and events. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  February BULLETIN FEATURED ISSUE California’s Aging Population California is on t…
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February 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM

How Does the California Prison Population Compare to Other States?

How Does the California Prison Population Compare to Other States? California’s prison population differs substantially from that in other states, due to major criminal justice reforms here as well as pandemic-era pol... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM

Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students

Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students Safety net programs can help low-income students cover college costs. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW PUBLICATION Reducing College Costs for Low-Income Students Patricia Ma…
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February 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Who’s Leaving California—and Who’s Moving In?

Who’s Leaving California—and Who’s Moving In? While the number of Californians leaving for other states has declined somewhat, it remains at near-record levels. We look at the demographics of thos... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …
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February 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM

Declining Enrollment among Multilingual Students Has Affected Most California School Districts

Declining Enrollment among Multilingual Students Has Affected Most California School Districts Nearly two thirds of school districts—including eight of the ten largest—have seen enrollment declines among students who have ever been classified as... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
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February 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM

2/11: California's Aging Population

2/11: California's Aging Population Join us on 2/11 for a presentation and discussion of new PPIC research. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  VIRTUAL EVENT INVITATION California's Aging Population Tuesday, February 11, 2025 • 11:00–11:30 a.…
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February 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM

Making Sense of California’s Economy

Making Sense of California’s Economy A look at recent trends, long-term challenges, and ways to build prosperity across the state’s diverse communities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EXPLAINER Making Sense of California’s Economy Sarah …
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February 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Sounds of Hope in the High Sierra

Sounds of Hope in the High Sierra Freshwater wildlife species—including amphibians—have faced steep declines throughout California. Now a remarkable new study suggests there’s reason t... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NEW ON OUR B…
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February 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM

2/6: A Conversation with California’s Legislative Leadership

2/6: A Conversation with California’s Legislative Leadership Join us in Sacramento on 2/6 for lunch and a discussion about California's future. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  EVENT INVITATION A Conversation with California’s Legislative …